PETA Calls for Replacement of Punxsutawney Phil with AI Groundhog, Citing Animal Cruelty
• PETA calls for Punxsutawney Phil to be replaced by an animatronic AI groundhog, claiming the tradition is animal cruelty
• Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that has supposedly been making weather predictions since 1886
• On February 2, Phil emerges and if he sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter
• Phil's predictions have only been about 30% accurate over the past 10 years
• PETA suggests alternatives like a coin flip or human volunteer to replace exploiting Phil